The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-10
Tips LETTER TO CHARLIE.
A Trlsky Dog Tells How He Got Into
Mischief for Want of His Playmate.
My Box IN THE WOODsHED,

MY BOX IN THE WOODSHED,
LAKE CITY, N. Y.
DEAR CHARLIE: Mamma has just
shut me out, and said 1 was very
naughty dog; SO I thought I'd jump
into my box and tell you all about it.
Well, tonight. papa and mamma
were eating supper. when the door-bell
began to ring, SO upstairs they went
and forgot to put me out.
l thought I'd just see what was on
the table; SO jumped into papa's chair,
and there on plate were some nice
slices Of tongue that they had saved for
Caddie7s supper-shc hadn't como yet.
Oh. how good they smclt; and, only
think, Charlie, hadn't had bit Of
meat to-day; nothing but bread and
milk. And Caddie could cat the bread
and butter and cookies. Idon't like
them as well us meat, and. oh, how
empty my stomach felt! so just ate it
up clean.
Then heard them coming, so
jumped down, and was SO glad to see
Caldie, who patted me on the head
and called me "good dog"
I Pretty soon mamma said: "Why,
where has all that tongue gone to?"
and looked right ut me-.
OF course, I didn't pretend to know
any thing about it, but mamma scolded
me. said Twas naughty and put me
out. as l have told you.
The man at the market told papa that
he must not feed me- much meat, for it
would make me have fits. Now, Char
lie. that isn't so, for feel great deal
more like having fits when don't have
meat; any dog would.
have knawed the toe of papa's old
slipper SO that he gave it to me; aud
wear it on my nose whenever l go out
to run round the yard and bark.
Every time hear boy whistle in
the street, jump at the window to see
If it Is you; but it isn't; 80 back go to
my old bones in the yard.
got tired, one day, of gnawing
them. and thought I'd dig up mamma s
Gala lily. She caught me at it, though,
and chased me all around the yard with
q stick. 1t hit the end of my tail once
or twice. but didn't hurt bit; so
shall do it again the first chance get.
I call her ''mamma" because you do;
and heard her tell lady the other
day that I was oil the little boy she
had, now. ID
Oh, such queer-looking thing has
just peeped in at the window; it had
green eyes, tail twice as long as raise.
Papa said "kittums, kittums," and 1t
said ''miew, iniew." II it comes in my
yard again, shall just pull its tail out,
that's all. 80
Ono day was lying on my back.
playing with papa's toe, when mamma
came in and sprinkled some cold water
on me. jumped up so quick that they
all laughed, and that made me angry.
few upstairs. snntched slipper out
Of the closet, and jumped into the mid.
die Of the spare bed. Then pulled
down the clean pillow-shams to play
with and rolled them round the slip
per. 1t was naughty. know, to make
so much work for mamma; but she
must learn not to abuse me.
Oh, Charlie! She threw her English
Ivy in the ash barrel to-day. You
know I pulled it UP by the roots,
scratched out the dirt, and broke the
jar.
heard her say: at Is Of no use
trying to have any thing. while that
paltry dog Is around"
lay with my nose ON my paws. 50
innocent like. and just wiuked at her,
and she laughed.
Then sho went to work tying ur
strings for your morning-glories to run
Oh. Tip" she said. ''do you want tc
see Charliep" and I Just barked :. Yes,
yes. yes." with all my might; and ahs
said: "So do !. Tip"
Idon't like the looks Of those strings
and shall tssr them down ~ som .,
mamma goes into the house. Isthinl
she would miss you more aud be YER,